Stop Cellular Antennas in Howard Park/

Ridge Road Community in Central Wilmette!

The Village of Wilmette is in negotiations to allow AT&T to install twelve cellular antennas on a new 130 foot tower and a wireless network to connect Village Buildings, co-hosted with emergency communications on the Wilmette Police Department Station immediately next to Howard Park at 710 Ridge Road. AT & T has offered to fund the new monopole and wireless network in partial exchange for an AT & T cellular communications site. The tower will stand closer to Howard Park and will be approximately 50 feet taller from the existing emergency communications equipment tower, rising from 80 feet to 130 feet.  This tower is designed to host a second cellular communications vendor in the future. 

The Wilmette Police Station cell tower site would be a very population-dense location with the sensitive populations of children and elderly within a few hundred feet of the proposed tower, exposed continuously and involuntarily to RF radiation. Within feet of this proposed tower is population-dense multi- and single-family residential, Sunrise Assisted Living, Howard Park and St. Joseph Church and School.

This proposed location has an inadequate fall zone for the occasion of wind, ice, fire or structural failure. In the fall zone of this proposed tower would be residences a few feet away, activities at Howard Park, mostly children, and people walking to and from school and church. 

FCC standards do not consider the adverse effects of long term RF exposure on children or other vulnerable citizens.

Studies link continued exposure of radiation emissions from cellular antennas with cancer and other illnesses. The following studies link increased incidence of cancer and living in proximity to a cell tower: "The Influence of Being Physically Near to a Cell Phone Transmission Mast on the Incidence of Cancer", Germany, 2004, "Increased Incidence of Cancer Near a Cell-Phone Transmitter Station", Israel, 2004 and "Cancer Morbidity in Subjects Occupationally Exposed to High Frequency (Radiofrequency and Microwave) Electromagnetic Radiation", Poland Military, 1996. These studies show a range of a 300 to 400% increased chance of developing cancer.

Studies link radiation emissions from cellular antennas with changes in nature and wildlife.

Experts agree that cellular antenna can cause property values to decrease.

This proposed 130 foot tower would have adverse aesthetic impact. This major cellular installment will forever alter the residential and pastoral quality of our community.

Attend the Public Safety Committee meeting for this pending cellular communications installment which will be sometime in May.  You will be notified of the exact date.  This Public Safety Committe meeting is key in the decision making process, so it is important to be well represented at this meeting.

Sign our petition and let your voice be heard!

Tell your friend and neighbors! Spread the word!

Contact the Wilmette Village Board of Trustees, the Wilmette Village Manager and the Wilmette Police Chief.

President:                      Christopher Canning* canningc@wilmette.com 

Trustees:                       Mike Basil* mwbasilcanningc@wilmette.com 

                                      Bob Bielinski* bielinskib@wilmette.com   

                                      Cameron Kruger*  krugerc@wilmette.com

                                      Ted McKenna*  mckennat@wilmette.com

                                      Alan Swanson*  swansona@wilmette.com

                                      Julie Wolf*  wolfj@wilmette.com

Village Manager:           Tim Frenzer*   frenzert@wilmette.com

Wilmette Police Chief:   Brian King*  kingb@wilmette.com

*The new Village of Wilmette Board of Trustees will be sworn in May14th and available by e-mail May15th.  In the interim, please contact the current Board of Trustees.

Presented by Concerned Wilmette Residents

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